Where does “schoolgirl” come from?
Schoolgirl comes from English school and girl, where school derives from Middle English scole, Middle Dutch scole, and Latin schola, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-.
schoolgirl (English): A girl attending school; To restrain in a...
Definitions
- A girl attending school; To restrain in a...
Ancestry of “schoolgirl”, step by step
schoolgirl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English school
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | school | A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such... |
| 2 | Middle English | scole | school |
| 3 | Old English | scōl | place of education |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *skōlu | — |
| 5 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |